Tessellea Old Vines AOP - Domaine Lafage

Tessellea Old Vines AOP - Domaine LafageThe Tessellea Old Vines of Domaine Lafage from Roussillon offers a dense purple color in the glass. The first nose of the Tessellea Old Vines flatters with of blackberries, black currants and mulberries. The fruity components of the bouquet are joined by more fruity-balsamic nuances. On the palate, the Tessellea Old Vines from Domaine Lafage starts out wonderfully dry, grippy and aromatic. This dense, silky and velvety red wine presents itself on the palate full of pressure and facets. In the finish, this red wine from the wine-growing region of Roussillon finally inspires with considerable length. There are again hints of blackberry and mulberry. In the aftertaste, mineral notes of the soils dominated by slate and limestone are added. Vinification of the Domaine Lafage Tessellea Old Vines This powerful red wine from France is vinified from the grape varieties Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah. In Roussillon, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of limestone and slate. After the hand harvest, the grapes reach the press house by the fastest route. Here they are sorted and carefully broken up. This is followed by fermentation in controlled temperatures. The fermentation is followed by maturation. Food recommendation for the Tessellea Old Vines from Domaine Lafage Enjoy this red wine from France best tempered at 15 - 18 ° C as an accompaniment to vegetable couscous with beef meatballs, ossobuco or lamb stew with chickpeas and dried figs. Awards for the Tessellea Old Vines from Domaine Lafage This wine from Cotes du Roussillon (FR) not only inspires us, no also renowned wine evaluators awarded it with 90 points and more. Among the ratings are for the 2018 vintage Jeb Dunnuck - 93 points